MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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